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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-25

solved.
THE Gavcston-Dallas News of the
22nd, publishes peculiar, character
istic, and altogether unintelIigible
editorial, under the heading "a Free
Grass Campaign Brewing Cam
pa gu, oh and you are there, are you,
at your Old tricks of shinnying on
both dcs, and inviting customers by
wink to the right and nod to the
left. Since You are 80 bold to accuse
some unknown person of an unknown
quantity of being on one side or the
other of some unknown issue, will
YOU be kind enough to tell us under
whose flag your nondescript editorial
algns you? Are you for free grass.
the lease law, tho cowboy, the settler,
the hrlatIer, Governor Ross, Commits
sioner Hall, Blaine, or the devil I?
Come, out with it; what does your
editorial mean? "Under which king
Bezauion Speak or"-shut up.
THE immigration movement, inau-
gurated at Dallas, depends for its su O.
cesl, primarily upon the people OF
each county and community. Low
rates from the railroads will doubt
less bring an influx of prospectors,
but to catch and hold these depends
upon the Inducements offered them
and the inducements extended them,
Those ueighborhoods that advertise
extensively their resources and their
socisl advantages, aud that extend Il
hearty welcome TO all men of INDUS
try and means, will reap the fruits OF
/ this movement, those communi les
without the enterprise to advertise
aud without the heart to welcome,
will attract no wiie-awake inm'-
grants and VIII remain dead t) pro-
gress. The greatest success awaits
those who were ii st in making
known their advantages and W, come
AMONG the Texas objections to tree
planting, THE Examiner throws out
the following AS conclusive. A New
York paper st tcs that 50 tree, and
not very good one either, costs New
\ ork City $500. The wind blew it
over and it fll on Bartholomew
Roche's back, iuiuring him severely
He sued tor SIS 900 damages. A big
portion of the trunk was taken int
court and inspected by the jury AL
/ though some witnesses testified that
the tree was dead, it rolled oil the
table on which it was placed and five
men sat on it to keep it down. One
witness testified that the tree was full
of life and backed his assertion by
stating that kitten had made the
hole in its trunk her home. The Jury
gave Roche verdict for 5000"
WITH the exception OF Polk of Ten
ne,see, Vincent OF Alabama and Burk,
of Texas, the South has been nearly
exempt from the embezzlemeut epld
emic thst has rava2ed the North, Eas'
aud Wet for the last score of years
Nof were the three cases named pre-
mediated theft, They were sll high
toned gentlemen, and, needing more
money in their business as soc a
princess hazarded their trusts tC
tempt tickle aud treacherous goddess
to increase their private exchequers
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TIE Hon. re. MILLS is ju't now
attracting the attention ard receiv-
ing the most favorable comments of
newspaper correspondents at Wash
iupLuu
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WHEN the population may justify u
system of irrigation will be estab-
li-hed along all the streams of Texas.
that will supply the cheapest water
rents in the union.
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Sonparel or bourgeois, double price for
space occupied.
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TtXAs is so rich in all the clements
of natural wealth and in posi- )ilitles
OF manufacturing, socisl and political
dew lopment, that the most COL
serva,ive and truthful statement of
them seems to the stranger exaggera-
ton.
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They were not roeues per SO, but the
case Is different with the h"odlers o.
New York, Cincinnati, Chicago, PVT -
burg and other northern aud wr7t'r1
cities. They were born rogncs ard
.tel for the I'VE Of II.
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Pnrncll,s Legion.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In reading
the brief sketch of Comrade Cox, Co. +, LIST Md,
concerning the services OF the" Purnell Legion"
the writer, member oil the Legion, finds very
little in il that is incorrect. The muster-in
should read September, October and November.
The battle OF Aug ls, 1864 of which the COM
Tade makes special mention, was one Of the
segorest the Legion was ever engaged in. We
left camp at about o'clock in the morning of
that day for the railroad. Griflin's Division, Of
our corps, i'm the advance, easily drove in the
enemys pickets, got possession OF the road, and
commenced destroying il by burning the ties
and rendering the rails useless by throwing
them on the piles Of burning ties. Our move
ments were not seriously interfered with for
some time. We had probably destroyed three
miles Of road and worked our way up within
about two miles Of Petersburg, when A. p.
Hill, with the divisions Of Malone and Heth,
came down on us like an avalanche to drive us
of the road. A hard fought battle ensucd it
was Greek against Greek. It is not for me TO
say which division, brigade or company did the
hardest fighting that day. All must have
done equally well, as their long list of killed,
wounded aud missing and the possession Of the
road by the Fifth Corps after the battle was
over viii attest. The Legion took into battle
that morning go, and came out with loss Of
l39. Co. H. the color company, took 10 men
into battle and came out with the colors and
three men-two were killed outright, three
wounded and five captured. Two died soon
after their capture and two made their escape,
but what their fate was their friends no doubt
will never know as they have never been heard
OF since. One alone rcturned-our Captain
ar complete physical wreck as the rebel pris-
Ons could well turn out. His death ensued a
short time after the war from the disabilities
incurred while prisoner.-JOHN III. JOHNSON.
Sergeant, Co. l., Pgrnell Legion, Pennington,
Nd
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Give Credit Where IL BELONGS.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In a recent
issue / saw AN article headed How the rebels
were driven out Of the Capital of Mississippi"
This was written in answer 30 a letter of Capt.
A. l.. Brown by l.. 4. Parrish, 18th Iowa. Now,
why will comrades continue 10 try and make
each other wrong when all are right, AS they
of his statements; aud / well remember the
gallant charge Of the Second Brigade, Seventh
Division, Seventeenth Corps for the 4th Mimi.
59th and 4Sth Ind and 18th Wis. composed the
First Brigade Of the Seventh Division, Seven
teenth Corps. and were just on the right Of the
Second Brigade and the battery that was in the
road At one time during the charge | saw
the rebel artillery send solid shot into the cut
OF the road where the battery was stationed
and take Off the legs of several horses and
knock over quite a number of men. The 4th
MINI. and tho rest Of the First Brigade did not
at that time belong with Sherman, but were
commanded by Gen. Quinby part OF the time,
and by Gen. John T.. Smith the remainder
commanded the skirmish-line in front Of my
regiment-the Ith Mimi, and know well that
the Second Brigade did its whole duty, aud al
ways did. No Drawer or better soldiers ever
carried flag musket than the 18th Iowa and
the gallant Croker, not only in this battle but
in every other in which they were engaged
Where Comrade Parrish is mistaken is that
he places us in Sherman's Corps. when we were
Of the Seventh Division, Seventeenth (McPher-
son's) Corps. i do not think we suffered quite
as heavily as the 18th Iowa, but We were there
all the same.-GEo. A. CLARKE, 4th Mimi,
Mankato, Mimi.
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: i see several
published accounts ia regard TO the flag Of the
4Sth Ohio being in Camp Ford Texas prison,
none Of which are correct i'm detail The flag
was buried shortly after our arrival at the
prison ia one corner of the rcgimental officers
huts, and was never publicly displayed on the
9th OF July or at any other time, for il would
have been taken from Us by the rebels Ii was
secretly shown TO a number of the old prisoners
on two or three occasions inside our hut after
due caution, and was sewed up in Capt. Gun
saulus's blouse about month after our arrival
TO preserve its coloIs, where IL remained until
the regiment was exchanged at the mouth Of
Red River Oct. %, 1864, when il was hastily
torn from its hiding-place, fastened TO a staff.
aud uufurled 20 the breeze amid the wild
shouts and deafening cheers Of the released
prisoners and grOans Of the rebels. That Incl
dent will never be forgotten by any who wit
messed IL. After exchange the flag was sent to
the flag room at Columbus, o., where ID still
remains. IL was well preserved, aud was not
marred except where the eolors had run 10.
gethcr little during the time il was buried.
This ] know from notes made &C the time. as /
assisted In putting il ia the blouse and on the
staff, and wrote brief history Of its capture
and escape, aud forwarded il with the flag 10
Columbus.-THoMAs MONTGOMERY, Captain.
1Sth Ohio LynchbHrg, o.
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WHO WAS HE?
A Mysterious Prisoner in the Hands of the Rebels.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the Fall of
1862 the rebels captured a man who was out,
rs he claimed, foraging for something good 10
eat, and they accepted his explanation. He
was quite an old man-at least I5-and his
hair was sprinkled with gray; he had a large,
muscular frame, with large hands and feet.
lie gave his name as Hiram Brown, 30th y. Y.
The rebels took special care to inquire of all
men by the name OF Brown. i'm hopes TO find
relative of old John Brown, of Harper's Ferry
fame. 1 don't know what Hiram Brown told
them when he was first captured, but he re-
fused To inform Us in prison (by the way was
+" FIRST Bull Kun prisoner there when he
was brought i'm whether he was q relative or
not. He said the rebels were suspicious that
he was and kept him in durance vile" for
some time, TO pump a confession out OF him
that he was; but when he would not confess,
they sent him 10 prison with the rest of Us.
He had two passes when he came TO us that
the rebels had not taken away from him. The
searching and robbiHg business was not SO
thorough at that early stage of the game as it
was later. so he retained his passes. One was
from his Colonel and one from the Brigadier
General permitting him TO pass ut any time of
the day or night. The passes he showed TO us,
but would not state for what purpose they
were issued or designed 10 be used. We had
every reason to believe that he was a spy, and
that lie was out on mission of that kind when
taken. We also believed he was a relative of
old John Brown, for he was very much such a
man rs / had supposed John Brown to be, and
j believe yet that he was relative. He said
he knew John Brown; he had been and was 4
very great admirer of him, and was as much Of
an Aboltionist as he, but he had found out by
bitter experience that it would not be safe 10
let the rebels suppose he was a relative, and
for that reason he would neither affirm nor
deny any suspicious or insinuatiOns in regard
10 his family relations.
lie was strange, mysterious being who
bafiled the most expert readers of human ma
ture TO see through. / enjoyed a daily init
mate acquaintance with him for three months
in Tuscaloosa, Ala, and had a good opportu-
nifty 10 observe his motions and emotions, and
to study his Utmost nature, but all was dark
and mpenctrable. / only learned that he had
a smothered, pent-up vengeance, that ranked
deep down in the secret recesses Of his Utmost
soul, which he hid from public gaze by wick
cd smile that played at times across his ex-
pressionless countenancc. ] am satisfied that
if he could have slain as many rebels as Samp-
son slew Of the Philistines, and IN the same
way, lac would have died happy.
His having possession of the passes, coupled
with his assertion that he had never had a gun
aud had never drilled at all, convinced US that
he was a spy and nothing else. j would
like TO hear from somebody who knows some
thing about him and what became Of him.
l.. r. REED, Co. ii, 2d Wis, Madison, Wis.
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GETTYSBURG.
Was II a Decisive Battlel

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: have noticed
one or two short articles in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE written. evidently, with a view 10
dwarf Gettysburg rs decisive battle. IL would
seem that after nearly quarter of a century
had elapsed since that memorable field was
fought and won for the Union; with all the pa
pers, emanating from high authority upon
both sides, TO render clear each scene IN that
MAGNIFICENT war drama-after all this, il does
appear Impossible that any should fail TO COM
prchend its magnitude and importance. Let
as look first at the extent of what defeat would
have meant for the Union cause, and the con-
sequences Of victory had success resulted to the
Confederate arms.
At that time the United States was the only
great Republic in existence, and the statesmen
OF all those Nations governed by right OF heredi-
tary succession had declared that government
by the people could not long continue. large
body Of men-spendid in warlikc deeds-was
aTrayed against this one Republic, aud all
Europe awaited the issue Fredericksburg and
Charlottesville were inscribed upon the Con-
federate colors, proudly demonstrating that they
were capable of defending their own territory.
Would not a third general engagement, won
upon Northern SOIL have gained for them the
recognition they so ardently desirod2 We can
not doubt il.
Then. the minor consequences that clustered
around Gettysburg! We may not estimate tho
AAolinNus NRalAn OF ltlab Iltil hiANNat h-aNSA W
the Union which might have been reaped by a
Confederate victory. Nothing save the glori-
Gus army Of Meade stood in front of untold
stores and supplies, valuable beyond express
sion. The solid lines of Butcher were advanc-
ing 10 sGccor Wellington, had he been driven
from his position az Waterloo; here was not one
brigade. Here, too, were 10000 magnificent
infantry on either side, armed with all the i'm
proved Instruments Of death that the inven-
tons of nearly 30 years since Waterloo had be-
slowed upon the modern soldier, 10 make him
dreadful in war Waterloo had only about 90
coo infantry on each side, armed with an
iique weapOns
Again, the nearly 900 veterans lost to Lees
army made the hammering" Of Grant in 1854
possible. Other tactics than those would have
been required in 1868. In all its direct cOnse-
quences and its unknown contingencies and pos
sibilities, modern history does not offer wider
field Of contemplation TO the military student
than immortal Gettysburg. The American
people can never too much hallow the noble
dead who persisted there, or too much honor
the gallant survivors. / did not fight upon
that glorious field, but | have studied every au-
thentic source of information within my reach
regarding il, aud my admiration grows year by
year. am happy in having belonged TO regi-
ment that need not envy the achievements of
any other-JAMEs n. ROGERS, 10th Conn.
address not given.)
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HE RAN WELL.
The First 10 Get Back Over Long Bridge After
Bull Hun.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: few days
since lot Of old vets were telling Of many oc-
currenccs Of real merit i'm the late war which
history had overlooked, thereby doing a seem
ing injustice TO many brave actors when Com
rade Lon Jones Though his name is not Jones)
of the 9TH Mich, said:
That is too true; and, boys, history has not
done the fair thing by me- While il has written
in glowing words the deeds Of many a brave
fellow, and has clearly proved that the flags Of
20 different regiments were each the first on
some mountain-tOp or Court house dome, yet for
rs years il has remained quiet as 10 me. Boys,
il is a fact beyond dispute that / was the first
soldier 10 cross the Long Bridge at Washington
during the Bull Run fight. Our regiment was
hurried out in the country where there were
lot of rebels, and as soon as they saw us they
began shooting bullets right at us. When L
saw the blood begin 10 flow and men TO fall
dead around me, began 10 get mad, and kept
getting madden as i thought how unkind and
imprudent il was in our officers 10 run us into
such dangerous place.
I've had been marched through water and
dust until our new clothes were all dirty and
observing that / needed a change Of clothing,
and remembering that / had left my KNAPP
sack back in Washington, at once started for
my wardrobe. The internal rebels saw me
start and they fired a million cannon at me.
You ought to have seen me run and heard them
YELL About that time passed Zach Chandler
and Others in carriage going in the same di-
rectiOn as myself the horses on dead run.
Old Zach knew me, and he said, Lon, get in
aud ride replied, looking over my shoulder,
No. thank you ] am in hurry!' soon ran
into lot Of wounded fellows, when all of a
sudden il dawned on my mind that there was
fight going on near by, and that / must either
take hand in IL or be wounded. As was not
in the right condition for fighting concluded
10 play wounded. So j tore the sleeve about
half of my left arm, dipped my handkerchief
in the blood that was running from a fellow 5
leg aud carefully wrapping my arm with il, hung
il in a sling, and j was fixed.
when got 10 the bridge an officer hailed
me aud said, My poor boy, you are badly hurt
how goes the baltle?' / told him that lac
could bet his bottom dollar that she was going.
Well said he, pass on You will get help ia
the city, When had crossed look cd back
believe that half the army were trying 10 beat
me- just 10 obtain the reputation OF crossing
first They could have no other object. But
don't you forget IL, that honor is mine."-
MIcHIGANDER, Sedan, Kan.
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EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: Comrade AL
fred G. Blanchard, Co. Il, 1lSth N. Y, claims
that the lSSth Pa. was not in the charge on
Fort Harrison. To settle the question and
give justice to whom il is due, will say that
the cOmrade must be mistaken. I will cite him
TO Vol D. page 254 of History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, where occurs these words:
They 1.-The ISSthl were now under n desperate fire
and To 20 forward sure to entail heavy slaugh-
ter; but, pausing for only moment the word was
again given to charge, and without flinehing, as
one man the line sprang forward. A terrible vol
ley swept il, and many brave men fell. For an in
slant il seemed to waver; but only for an instant
and recovering. 10 dashed on and the works were
carried Fortunately the men of the ISSth were
weII-schoo,ed in the of the fortress guns, and
instantly turned the guns of the fort on the foe
The victory was complete. The rebel stronghold
with all its guns, small-arns and many prisoners
was taken.
This to me is conclusive evidence that the
1SSth Pa. was in the charge, and in fact, must
have led in it, Though not belonging to the
organization, I know that there were many
brave men in it, and i always was under the
impression that they performed an important
part in the work of capturing Fort Harrison
hope the comrade will be satisfied that he is
in error and acknowledge the corn. DAVID
III. MYERS, Co. a, 10Th Pa. Cav.
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THE FIGHT AT HANOVER.
A COmrado Seconds the Motion TO Erect GOHu-
mont az TINT Placr.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: An article
headed "A Monument at Hanover, Pa" gives
a short sketch of the cavalry fight nj that place
! claim TO know a little about the affair. i
suppose the writer Of the article referred TO
was member Of the 18th Pa Cav. Ny regi-
ment-lst w. Va. Cay.-bel0ngcd TO the same
brigade, and my recollection Of the affair is
that il was lying along the street of Hanover
and the 18TH was in our rear, Just outside of
the town, and was attacked by the rebel cav
airy, who charged on the rear Of the 18th, and
drove them into the streets and alleys of the
town, and some Of them through il. Our rcgi-
ment, as soon as we were informed Of the
trouble, was mounted marched through the
town. faced about. and charged back into the
town and drove the rebels out
remember very well seeing some Of the
18th, or afterwards they belonged TO the 18th,
lying in the street our horses jumping over
the dead bodies just after we got through the
town we'met the rebels in line of battle We
had quite a sllirmish, and i think the rebels
shifted of in the direction of Little York.
know we lost some good men Of our regiment
killed and wounded. i heartily agree with
the writer Of the article referred TO, in prais-
ing the good people of Hanover. / have often
said that the women of that place were the
bravest that i ever saw. They stood in the
doors Of their houses and waved their handker-
chiefs and cheered us as we charged through
the town, although the bullets were flying
thick and fast. / was called on 10 stay that
night with one of my wounded comrades-
Lieut.. McCauoll. The family he was with and
the neighbors spared no pains in trying TO make
him as comfortable as possible.
i only write this TO claim for our regiment a
part of the work which was done. i remem-
Der well what Lieut.-Col. Charley Capehart
said TO the boys when we were preparing TO
make the charge. lie said: Remember, boys,
that we are on the free soil Of old Pennsylvania,
with Stars and Stripes unfurled TO cheer US on
10 battle. Mewill drive the rebels OFF her soil"
j heartily approve of the move for the monu-
ment at Hanover, and would suggest that the
name Of Gen. Fansworth be inscribed on il,
as he was in command Of the brigade at the
time Of the fight and so nobly led his men in
a charge at Gettysburg, where he laid down his
llfe.-J. T.. ALUM, Lieutenant, Co. b, LIST w.
Va. Cav, Waynesburg Pa.